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单词 full sail
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Definition of full sail in English:

full sail

noun ˌfʊl ˈseɪl
  • 1With reference to a vessel: (sailing) with a strong favourable wind or at full speed; (in later use also) with all sails set.

  • 2Figurative. Used especially to suggest rapid or unimpeded progress.

  • 3In singular and (occasionally) plural Originally: (the condition of a ship with) sails filled or distended by the wind (chiefly figurative). In later use: (the condition of a ship with) the full complement of sails set.

adverb ˌfʊl ˈseɪl
  • Under full sail (literal and figurative).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Morte Arthure. From full + sail.

 
 

Definition of full sail in US English:

full sail

nounˌfʊl ˈseɪl
  • 1With reference to a vessel: (sailing) with a strong favourable wind or at full speed; (in later use also) with all sails set.

  • 2Figurative. Used especially to suggest rapid or unimpeded progress.

  • 3In singular and (occasionally) plural Originally: (the condition of a ship with) sails filled or distended by the wind (chiefly figurative). In later use: (the condition of a ship with) the full complement of sails set.

adverbˌfʊl ˈseɪl
  • Under full sail (literal and figurative).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Morte Arthure. From full + sail.

 
 
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